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Canada to face 3-time champion Germany in Davis Cup quarterfinals

Canada will meet three-time champion Germany in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in Malaga, Spain this November. Canada secured a berth…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax naming street after civil rights champion and ‘unsung hero’ Dr. Alfred Waddell

Halifax is paying tribute to a doctor who dedicated his life to helping people who had limited access to medical…

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Paralympic champion Austin Smeenk still basking in gold at post-Games party back home

Austin Smeenk has a tattoo on his arm that reads “dream, desire, do.” And at the Paris Paralympics, the Canadian…

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Entertainment

Wrestling champion Bret Hart returns to WWE Raw

Wrestling legend Bret “Hitman” Hart made a special appearance at WWE’s Monday Night Raw at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. The 67-year-old…

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Sports

Canadian shot putter Greg Stewart repeats as Paralympic champion in Paris

Canada’s Greg Stewart successfully defended his Paralympic title in the men’s shot put F46 final on Wednesday at the Paris…

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Canadian qualifier Diallo, defending champion Dabrowski pick up wins at U.S. Open

Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe opened their U.S. Open women’s doubles title defence Thursday with a 6-4,…

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Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova eliminated in U.S. Open 2nd round

Frances Tiafoe is getting the rematch he wants, a second shot at Ben Shelton at the U.S. Open. But there…

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Olympic gold medallist Zheng, defending champion Gauff win 1st-round matches at U.S. Open

The chant rang out in cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday at the U.S. Open before Coco Gauff’s first service…

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Sports

Olympic champion Lydia Ko wins Women’s British Open for 3rd major title

Lydia Ko captured her third major title — and first in eight years — by breaking free from a logjam…

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20 years after she won 6 gold medals in Athens, Chantal Petitclerc continues to champion Paralympics

In 2004, wheelchair sprinter Chantal Petitclerc collected six gold medals in Athens — five of the Paralympic variety, and one…

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